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Denver Post: Gates drops in to keep tabs on Colorado education investment
By Kevin Simpson The Denver Post October 16, 2012 Bill and Melinda Gates, whose foundation has poured $10 million into a Colorado program testing ways to combine new state standards and teacher evaluations, flew here this week on a semi-secret visit to assess how the work has progressed. On Monday, they visited Eagle County, one of 13 districts participating in the Integration Project, which seeks to identify best practices for implementing a recently legislated set of education reforms. Then the ...
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Legacy Schools Academic Pep Rally
On Saturday, October 6, $17,700 will be awarded to students at half-time of the long time rivalry football game between Mesa Ridge and Widefield High school. These funds will be awarded to students who received qualifying scores on this year’s Advanced Placement exams at Mesa Ridge and Widefield High School. This academic pep rally is part of the Colorado Legacy Schools Initiative through the Colorado Legacy Foundation. This initiative is a local replication of the National ...
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2012 Legacy Luncheon
2012 Legacy Luncheon Matt Miller On April 4, 2012, Matt Miller delivered the keynote address at the Colorado Legacy Foundation's 2012 Legacy Luncheon. Miller is an author, columnist, radio host, television commentator and consultant whose work focuses on agenda-setting ideas and creative problem-solving in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. Click below to hear his thoughts and ideas on improving public education in the United States. 2012 Legacy ...
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2012 Healthy Schools Summit
Presentations: 2012 Healthy Schools Summit Morning Keynote: Healthier Students Are Better Learners - Dr. Charles Basch Download Dr. Basch's slides. Morning Breakout Sessions Session 1- Making School Health Accountability a Local Priority: Getting Comfortable with the UIP Planning Process Session 2 - The Taste of Health Session 3 - Parent Engagement: Successful Models of Engaging Parents and Community, Especially in Hard to Reach or Vulnerable Populations Session 4 -
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Colorado Legacy Foundation Holds Leadership Summit for Colorado Legacy Schools
DENVER, CO — Today the Colorado Legacy Foundation (CLF) convened school administrators and counselors from the first cohort of Colorado Legacy Schools to provide an overview of the program and learn about the best practices, tools, and resources that will make their participation in the program successful. The Colorado Legacy Schools Initiative is a local replication of the National Math and Science Advanced Placement (AP) program, which has a highly-successful track record of increasing college ...
